After last weekends' striper bounty, I was all fired up for the Fall Striper Tournament. But the weather forcast was foreboding with a strong wind building and unpleasant seas. There was a scheduled Captain's Meeting for Friday, but before I could even make it down to the boat the sponsors had mabe what turned ut to be a prudent decision and canceled the Tournament.
But I wasn't going to waste the trip down. I decided to stay on the boat and see what the morning brings. It was a windy, wet, and cold night at the beach. There were very few other boaters in the marina. Still, nothing beats a night on the boat. But it was a bit cold and thankfully the heat works.
In the morning, there was pretty much more of the same weather. Prepared a hot breakfast and took a hot shower. The weather forecast had small-craft advisories, so I decided to get some estimates for work done. While I'm the first to try and 'justify' then ends by the means, I could build a case for getting more work done in the same alloted time. Having this boat should make getting my 'other' work done easier! Yeah, Alice didn't buy the argument either. But truth be told I was able to get alot of work done on the laptop, even though I didnt have a printer and internet. THe printer is an easy solution; they almost give them away at Best Buys. I picked up an HP Multifunction for under $100 that will even fit in the dinette locker. The internet connection will require a long-term resolution. There are services for cruisers that work more reliably in most areas, but a modem cell-card is probably the easiest resolution. I may look into cable triple-play in the Spring for the slip.
After spending the day, a rainy windy and miserable day, on the boat I did get alot of 'real' work done. If this is a prelude to how I will spend weekends in the Spring next year I'm all for it. I spent a few hours straightening up the boat, and with the continued weather I checked the lines and fenders one more time. Said goodby to the boat, and went north to the house
Monday, February 2, 2009
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